Boston Public Library
Project Details
Facade System: Glass Fin Façade
Product: VetraFin-P
Scope: Facade Engineering & Material Supply
Completion: 2015
Project Credits
Owner: City of Boston
Architect: William Rawn Associates
Glazing Contractor: Sunrise Erectors
General Contractor: Consigli Construction
Project Credits: Nathan Cox Photography
Awards
Boston Preservation Alliance Preservation Achievement Award
2017 Merit Award for Design: Boston Society of Landscape Architects
2017 Charter Award: Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
CMAA Project Achievement Award: Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) New England Chapter
Section Award: Illuminating Engineering Society
Paul & Niki Tsongas Award for Biggest Impact in an Urban Preservation Project
The 156,000 square-foot Central Library renovation of the iconic landmark Boston Public Library dramatically transformed the second wing from a solid stone bunker into an inviting, light-filled space that spills out into a newly defined public plaza. The renovation included an increase in ceiling heights and the replacement of dark-tinted glass and stone walls with transparent, floor-to-ceiling structural glass walls that utilize Sentech’s VetraPatch Connection Series and VetraFin G-Series Systems. The resultant façade allows daylight to flood the interior of the library and invites visitors and pedestrians alike into a lively, dynamic and modern civic space. Winner of numerous awards, the renovation blends historic preservation, sustainability, innovation, community connection and the modernized transparency of structural glass into an architectural makeover that has become the lively cultural center of the city.
